The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-06-09

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pursue b own happiness without
interference with the rigAt, OF other
which principle j. thu basis OF our
liberties md the sole hope for the
perpetu!iy OF our Institutions.
We oppose this amendment
because .t- enforcement Wll entai.
upon the government the necessity Of
Promoting stem Of SPIES and in.
formers lc'c.ta,.e to our people am
the cnaCtmci. OF extreme legislation
OF doubtful CONS nationality, and
under tie sanction OF which our
homes may Yc seal ched. our property
-eiled ud our deare-t rights inya.
GrJ. Texas oau not hope 10 escape
thee curses, which have invariably
attended smiia experiments iu other
state.
B IT. adoption viii suppress the
general use OF mildcr -timulAnt- an
encourage the u-e Of the stronger
dfinh., and thus rctard the advance.
mcut Of Genuine temperance. ltw
stamp u, criminal the manufacture OF
wine from our domestic Grape s..
family purposes, ana viii degrade our
drug stores into dram shops, al ,
elevate our doctors Into autocrgts OF
cur sppctitcs.
q. 1t viii cna 'e the rich to IMPORT
and use their liquors without taxation
or re-trait, and will prohibit only
those oi our people who are too poor
10 bus their liquor In uubrokeu
package and under it. operation the
-a'oon will give Place 10 the gildtI
club room for the rich, While the poor
viii he forced to make their purcha--
@. ut low dives and in violation q
law such rlqs, legislation is Cdiou-
to our people and contrary TO free
government.
Z. II proposes by the proponderance
OF u majority in certain sections OF the
state g. ia-toU by fore on other sec
tiou- u theory OF moral and social
conduct sud habits di~'J-teiul and
rcpugnHut 10 the latter The varied
interests of the sections in cur stat,
have been u prolific source Of care ALL
thought in our -iatcsmnns ship, and
this amendment, it adopted, viii cn-
gender IL hostile public sentiment ~
certain iocalitic- fatal to it, cuforl.
men aud thus bc-ct di~rc,uect tor
lHW and disregard Of con -titutionnI
authority, and viii produce lasting
and permanent cvIi our people and
tend To- disrupt the state.
So II proposes 10 couliscnte and
destroy. without compensation, large
properly interests OF our people. 1t
viii M -cttlc business and impair
property values, para llc, tor period
AT lcast. The commercial interests oil
our state, and dCstrcy great industric'
already lu operation for the manuiac
turc If the mildcr stiuulNul-. IL vii
abolish tEr source of our public rc}c'
MUGS fully onc.third and increase to ,
pOuding amount the burden
upon lands and the IrCe,sarles of lite
already oycr-burdened with the OK
actions of government.
g. The lcalou, Gdhetcnts of thi,
prohibition idea have already esiab
li-hcl and organized third politiCa
party aud have Waged relentless war
fare upon the principles and organ
cation of the other established par
ties. lu-tigated by foreign cmissariei
they have, by agitation tor Years
secured from The legislature OF GU
state the concession of this PROPOSE
ton to change our organic law anC
by studied purpose and concerto,
movement they now seek 10 still,
political expression from the people
until their own political designs ar,
fully accomplished We warn GU
people OF his threatened danger, an,
call upon them 10 rebukc NJ the poll
this sinister conspiracy AGAINST thei
political organizations and the funda
mental principle ofAmeriCau liberty
Signed by all the committee.